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Christopher JoelNashville

Christopher Joel brings a refreshing take on the Alt-pop Rock genre to the Nashville music scene. Largely influenced by
Jeff Buckley, John Mayer, and Self’s Matt Mahaffey, CJ’s music features songs about the story of life – love, emotion, and the human experience. He writes not only to entertain, but to inspire the listener with catchy melodies, passionate vocals, and relatable stories....more

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Caught me on my knees, my guard let down
Humbled, tired, and weak and helpless before you

Too confused to resist this latest attempt
To weaken my resolutions

When I'm all alone you hit me where I least expect it
Pushed to the edge, I won't fall for that same old trick
This time, this time

Approaching the same as always, so predictable
Sidestepping all your snares has never been easier

Don't count on willingness
Where I am weakest, He strengthens

When I'm all alone you hit me where I least expect it
Pushed to the edge, I won't fall for that same old trick
This time, this time

Driving the nail in deep
Tacking my favorite sin to a cross
Letting go can be such bliss
So freedom feels like this

When I'm all alone you hit me where I least expect it
Pushed to the edge, I won't fall for that same old trick
This time, this time

Track Name: Don't Leave Me, Sunshine

Don't leave me sunshine and run off with the clouds today
Cause I can't make it without your light
Ever since the sunrise, my world is filled with clarity
I've been seeing what life is really like, oh yeah

Stay with me sunshine
Burn bright, forever mine
Don't hide all day, come out and play

Stay with me sunshine
Burn bright, forever mine
Don't hide all day, come out and play

Track Name: 11:11

They say broken clocks are right twice a day
But this clock ain't broken, it's ok
The time is right for just one thing
And I know you want this as much as me

You see, I can't sleep without one last thing
Help me get through the night
Come a little closer, yeah, come on over
We get one chance to do this right

Ooo, kiss me baby, it's 11:11
Ooo, kiss me baby, it's 11:11

So you don't seem to see the significance
There's a mystical magic in this minute
You see, lips locked tight at this time of night
Can make a love, make a love last forever, last forever so I say

Ooo, kiss me baby, it's 11:11
Ooo, kiss me baby, it's 11:11

I'll make any old excuse to get a kiss from you
So I guess the time will do
Because baby, baby, baby
You're the one, the one, the one, the one, so I say

Ooo, kiss me baby, it's 11:11
Ooo, kiss me baby, it's 11:11

It's a magic time of night (kiss me baby), it's 11:11
Let's make this last a lifetime (kiss me baby) it's 11:11

Track Name: Fantasy World

Back here in my bedroom
I am sitting, waiting for my princess to come
And if she doesn't, I'll just sit here
Wishing, waiting, wondering what to expect from you
What is it you want me to do
Why do you look at me that way
Is there something I'm not seeing

King of my own castle
I'm the one who calls the shots
I make the rules that you abide by
It's so unnerving how this crumbles when I know that

I'm the only one who lives inside this fantasy world
Which shatters at your call
But all in all, I guess it's not that bad

Brittle, frail, and lonely
I can see how much this means to one like you
When all my sense dull to pain, dull to life, dull to the game
Where I am king and you're my servant
And the backyard is my land
And I rule with an iron fist,
I make you hate me, just like they do
Pushing on, pressing in, I try to run when I know that

I'm the only one who lives inside this fantasy world
Which shatters at your call
But all in all, I guess it's not that bad

Sometimes, I wish I could tear the walls down
That keep you out and hold me in
But in my alabaster castle
I am crying, wishing, wanting, tearing at my skin
So I can show you who I really am

I'm the only one who lives inside this fantasy world
Which shatters at your call
But all in all, I guess it's not that bad
And I'm the only one who lives inside this fantasy world
Which shatters at your call
But all in all, I guess it's not that bad